English grammar | Mixed tenses exercises | Test 2

?Mixed English Tenses Test 2: Past tenses, present perfect, past perfect Exercise 1: 30 points Choose the correct tenses. Did you meet Frank in Toronto? a) Did you meet b) Have you met c) Were you meeting He had a break after he has walked for two hours. a) was walking b) had been walking c) has walked I have known her for a long time. a) know b) have known c) have been knowing We cleaned the windows and the car on Saturday morning. a) were cleaning b) cleaned c) have been cleaning I have worked in York for a week in 1998. a) worked b) have been working c) have worked I saw you in your office with a girl! Really? We were just talking. a) saw - 've just talked b) 've seen - just talked c) saw - were just talking How many cupboards have they moved since yesterday? a) did they move b) have they moved c) have they been moving As he was riding a bike, a dog bit him. a) was riding - bit b) rode - bit c) was riding - has bitten When the dog bit him, he fell off his bike. a) was biting - fell off b) bit - was falling off c) bit - fell off I didn't notice that you came. a) had come b) came c) have been coming I can't stand it anymore. I have been polishing the furniture since breakfast. a) am polishing b) have been polishing c) have polished Has he washed the dishes yet? a) Has he washed b) Has he been washing c) Did he wash They bought a hotel in York, but then they sold it. a) have bought - sold b) bought - have sold c) bought - sold She couldn't play yesterday because she Had sprained her ankle the day before. a) have sprained b) sprained c) had sprained I can't find Todd. Where is he? – He’s been working in the garage. a) 's been working b) worked c) was working She has been putting books on the shelves all day. That's why she is so exhausted. a) was putting b) has put c) has been putting The sun was shining and we were lying on the white sand. a) shone - were lying b) was shining - were lying c) shined - lay You arrived at last! Where have you been so long? a) arrived - have you been b) have arrived - have you been c) arrived - were you I was so relaxed because I had not been doing anything all day. a) have not been doing b) didn't do c) had not been doing What's your teaching experience? Have you ever taught anyone? a) Have you ever taught b) Did you ever teach c) Have you ever been teaching She's hurt her arm. - When did she hurt it? a) has she hurt b) has she hurted c) did she hurt Mixed tenses exercises Mixed English Tenses Where is Mum? - She has been doing the shopping all the morning. a) has done b) has been doing c) was doing At 9.30 I was watching a documentary on TV. It had started at 9.20. a) was watching - had started b) watched - has started c) watched - started Exercise 2: 30 points Use past tenses, present perfect or past perfect tenses to complete these sentences. We have stayed in Bristol from January to March. (stay) were staying Where is my wine? Someone drank my wine! (drink) has drunk When you crashed , were you driving Driving fast? (crash, drive) I'm sorry. Dad isn't here. He has been decorating our neighbour's flat since the morning. (decorate) What a nice coat! Where did you buy it? (buy) At 6 o'clock he had been sitting there for three hours! (sit) I want to learn French. But I haven’t started yet. (not start) We didn't want to spend our holiday in Strobl because we had already been there. (be) What did you do? Have you been doingYou are so dirty! (do) Oh, no! I have lost my way. What shall I do? (lose) Jim hasn’t washed the dishes after dinner. The kitchen sink is full of plates. (not wash) She has contacted three clients since the morning. (contact) I couldn't help you. I didn’t understand your problems. (not understand) Does he know about it? Have you toldhim yet? (tell) Bill admitted that he hadn’t sent the catalogue to the agency. (not send) As soon as I got the message, I left my house. (get, leave) While Maggie was knitting a new jumper, Jill and I were reading. (knit, read) Here he is! He wasn’t looking for me all the hasn’t been looking time, he was waiting for Ann! (not look, wait) has been waiting Were you in your room at 5.30? - Yes, I think I was packing my suitcase. (be, pack) Nice to meet you! I havn’t seen you for 10 years. What have you been doing all this time? (not see, do) He was going to die, but he'll be back home today. The doctors have managed to cure him. (die, manage) After we had climbed to the top of the hill we had a great view of the bay. (climb) The pigeon finally delivered the news after it Had been flying for the whole day. (fly) TOTAL 60 points Mixed tenses exercises ................
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